By Kevin McCauley
Intern Inc., the social networking company that arranges internships for high school/college students at companies such as General Electric, Google, Deloitte, Monsanto and PricewaterhouseCoopers, is looking for a PR firm to bolster its profile in the academic and corporate communities.
Launched in 2009, Intern Inc. has financial backing from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Earlier, this year, it ran an “ultimate internship” with Schmidt competition. Intern Inc.’s website includes a plug from Schmidt in which he says “tomorrow’s business leaders will greatly benefit from organizations like Intern Inc. that offer opportunities to gain valuable, direct experience.”
The Centennial-Col.-based company competes with Monster.com and Internships.com.
Olga Sarmiento, PR coordinator, is handling the PR search for CEO Derek Rundell.
She told O’Dwyer’s that “PR is very important” to Intern Inc, which would like to have a firm in place by the beginning of the key back-to-school season. The firm looks to spend from $5K to $10K a-month based on services offered.
Sarmiento can be reached at olgasarmiento3 [at] gmail [dot] com.
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